KatyQuilts

I bought this jelly roll from Tuesday Morning a long time ago. I finally opened it. It turns out, there are 8 strips each of five different prints.

I thought I might use them with this yellow I just picked up, but it isn’t quite working for me.

I might have to go with classic blue and white for this one.

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I haven’t forgotten these.

I have almost no repro yardage in my AZ sewing room, but decided this solid cheddar was perfect.

I love it!

Now to think about how I want to quilt this.

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The above photos are detail shots of this quilt, made by hubby’s grandmother, Mary Magdalena Swartzendruber.

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I’m still working away on this hand quilting.

There are so many great fabrics in this!

I wish I had bolts of these!

I don’t think I’ve seen any repeats yet.

There are lots of make do patches.

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Don’t laugh! I haven’t turned into a gardener. But I have to share the beautiful work hubby has done, with a wee bit of help from me.

This planter in front of our house was put in by the first homeowner and it was supposed to be a fountain, but the HOA nixed that idea. So it became a planter. That big prickly pear was shriveled and dying when we arrived. But look at it now! It’s even getting new pads! I did a lot of trimming on this.

This oleander wasn’t much better. The drought last summer took its toll. But it is lovely now after a severe trim and some water.

I love lavender and this variety is gorgeous.

This is a Pygmy Palm.

I can’t remember what this is called. Something needles. It is very cool looking!

Moroccan Mound.

Pincushion!

I think that gardenia up front might go back to Michigan with us.

Look at those tomatoes! This plant is going back too. Every year the hubs and Daughter #1 have a contest to see who gets the first ripe tomato. I think he’s got it in the bag this year.

These tiny things are mandarins! I have no idea when they will be ripe. Daughter #2 is staying at our house while we are gone and will keep an eye on it.

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I’ve sewn together all the little strips that I had and trimmed my pieces to the nearest quarter inch. Here they are, widest to narrowest.

I started hunting for inspiration and found a quilt by Mary Elizabeth Kinch in her book, Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts. Based on that, I took my strips and made blocks.

My blocks are cut 9 1/2 inches, because I had a square ruler that size.

I had some leftover bits which I made into one long strip, 2 1/2 inches wide.

I’ve got an idea for that now too.

Stay tuned.

I had these scraps on the table after trimming my improv curve blocks and decided to do something with them.

I ended up with this little piece.

I machine quilted it on my Bernina 1030.

I think this would make a great zippered pouch, but I don’t have any zippers here. I guess this is another project on hold. Oh, well.

Hold the presses!

I have procured a zipper for the princely sum of twenty-five cents! Thus my creation is finished.

And the inside. No lining.

I have no earthly idea what to use this for, but it is done.

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